Which adjective means 'must be kept sacred'?

Which adjective means 'must be kept sacred'?

• A. inviolate
• B. profane
• C. mundane
• D. ordinary

Answer: (A)

This item tests how these adjectives express sacred protection and the idea that something must be preserved from violation. Inviolate means protected from violation, kept untouched and sacred in its integrity. It captures that sense of an obligation to preserve something so it remains holy, inviolable, or untampered with. That protective, sacred sense is why inviolate is the best choice. Profane refers to something not sacred or to treat something with irreverence, which is the opposite meaning. Mundane and ordinary describe things that are common or everyday, lacking any sense of sacred protection or special status. For example, rights or sanctities are described as inviolate when they must be preserved and cannot be violated.

This item tests how these adjectives express sacred protection and the idea that something must be preserved from violation. Inviolate means protected from violation, kept untouched and sacred in its integrity. It captures that sense of an obligation to preserve something so it remains holy, inviolable, or untampered with.

That protective, sacred sense is why inviolate is the best choice. Profane refers to something not sacred or to treat something with irreverence, which is the opposite meaning. Mundane and ordinary describe things that are common or everyday, lacking any sense of sacred protection or special status. For example, rights or sanctities are described as inviolate when they must be preserved and cannot be violated.